[Empirical Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Exemplary Introduction to Health-Related Quality of Life].

[Empirical Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Exemplary Introduction to Health-Related Quality of Life]. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2018 Dec;68(12):534-547 Authors: Obbarius A, Fischer KI, Fischer F, Liegl G, Obbarius N, Nolte S, Rose M Abstract Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) acquires increased importance as a target parameter for different stakeholders in healthcare, e. g. to assess treatment outcome in chronically ill patients. In this educational article, we explain the levels of the health-related quality of life construct and associated main dimensions including physical, mental and social health. State-of-the-art approaches for assessment of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are introduced on the basis of the HRQoL model. Furthermore, modern test-theoretical approaches and their applications are presented, which are aimed at standardizing and improving the assessment of PROs (e. g., computer-adaptive testing). Finally, we present 2 major international PRO initiatives (PROMIS® and EORTC Quality of Life Group) that have been influential in advancing the assessment of patient outcomes over the last few years. PMID: 30513541 [PubMed - in process]
Source: PPmP Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol Source Type: research